This monsoon is different

It is one of the few years where a monsoon is entering at a time when half of India’s districts are facing drought; some are facing the …

चुनाव 2019 : मुद्दा विहीन राजनीति के लिए जाना जाएगा यह चुनाव

जीडीपी में 95 फीसदी हिस्सेदारी खपत की है, जिसमें आधा भारत खर्चों का बोझ सहन नहीं कर पा रहा है  

चुनाव 2019: नई सरकार को विरासत में मिलेंगे समस्याएं और मुद्दे

यूपीए सरकार में हुई गलतियों को एनडीए सरकार ने न केवल दोहराया, बल्कि उन्हें और बड़ा कर दिया, जिस कारण ये समस्याएं विकराल रूप धर ...

Sunaina Rawat and the dilemma of Bharat

The new government has to focus on the rural population, their aspirations and the economy

Elections 2019: Every fourth voter a distressed farmer

Though the farmers were not an issue in the general elections they now hold the fort for the world’s fastest growing economy despite being …

असाधारण विविधता के कारण भारत में धर्म और राष्ट्रवाद दोनों लाचार: रुचिर

अर्थशास्त्री और राजनीतिक विश्लेषक रुचिर शर्मा ने पिछले 25 वर्षों में मतदान के तरीके, सामाजिक परिदृश्य और चुनाव की बारीकियों को जानने के लिए ...

'Indian elections will always be unpredictable'

For 25 years, economist Ruchir Sharma has travelled the length and breadth of India analysing voting paterns, sociological landscapes and nuances …

1000000 species under extinction. Blame humans

The Global Ecosystem Assessment by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows the current rate and …

As Fani looms large, we should remember what a cyclone costs Odisha

Odisha, which is bracing up for the extremely severe cyclone that’s predicted to make landfall on May 3, faces two natural disasters every year

राजनीतिक जमीन की तलाश में नए खिलाड़ी

सिविल सोसायटी समूह मुख्यधारा की राजनीति में हाथ आजमा रहे हैं लेकिन कामयाबी चंद लोगों को ही नसीब हुई है

MGNREGA: Drought-hit India abandoned 18 lakh water works in just one year

India's villages miss a golden chance to become drought-proof as more MGNREGA projects grind to a halt 

Green may be the colour of the winning agenda this Lok Sabha polls

Whosoever wins General Elections 2019 must make environment as the top governance priority

'Natural disasters are shaped by social and economic inequality'

Down To Earth speaks to historian Ben Kingsbury, who, in his book An Imperial Disaster: The Bengal Cyclone of 1876, says natural disasters are …

विकल्पहीनता का जवाब है नोटा?

उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं प्रावधान ने चुनावों के खिलाफ होने वाले प्रदर्शनों का विकेंद्रीयकरण कर दिया है  

Development news, polarisation and social media in times of Lok Sabha polls

Polarisation of development news in social media makes its impact partisan and non-effective

Is NOTA the answer to TINA?

The ‘None of the Above’ provision on electoral voting machines is turning out to be a decentralised protest

General Elections 2019: Science in polls, from feel 'good' to feel 'strong'

With the Balakot episode and later the ASAT declaration, the ruling party has brought ‘muscular science’ into the spotlight alongside …

Many more may fall into poverty trap and several may not escape it

Here’s how poverty, political myopia and ecological degradation are inter-related

India heads to an unprecedented rural economic crisis

Fifth consecutive drought for 1/3 districts, dipping rural wages, El Nino threatening monsoon have squeezed livelihood options for over 500 …

आम चुनाव 2019 : किसानों की आमदनी दोगुना होने में लग जाएंगे 25 साल

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सोमवार को भाजपा का घोषणा पत्र जारी किया, 2022 तक किसानों की आमदनी दोगुना कर दी जाएगी, लेकिन क्या यह ...

A Down To Earth annual- The State of India’s environment 2014

It’s not the first or last word on the year gone by, but it certainly is the only one of its kind. The State of India’s environment …

दुनिया से असमानता खत्म हो सकती है लेकिन सरकारें ऐसा नहीं चाहतीं

आर्थिक संकट के दौर में भी अमीर अधिक अमीर हो रहे हैं जबकि गरीब गरीबी के दलदल में धंसते जा रहे हैं

Democracy is good for heart, increases life expectancy

A study of 170 countries between 1980 and 2016 brings out for the first time the impact of democratic systems on population health

How much politics is too much politics for civil society

 Should non-profits contest elections? Should they be identified with parties? 

Election Commission, NGT, environment ministry say no to plastics in 2019 poll campaigning

Efforts are on for the first time to reduce the use of non-degradable materials during the upcoming general elections